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On January 10, 1972, Deputy Sheriff Ralph Gayle Hancock, aged 30, was shot and killed during a civil rights demonstration that escalated into a riot on North Boulevard in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The demonstration was held by members of the Nation of Islam who were protesting alleged racial injustices. When Baton Rouge police officers arrived to disperse the demonstration, a violent shootout ensued between the demonstrators and the police. Deputy Hancock, along with Deputy Sheriff Ralph ...Read More
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Ralph Gayle Hancock
Male
White / Caucasian
Baton-rouge
LA
1972-01-10
30
Ralph
Gayle Hancock
11/14/2025
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I’ve been reflecting on how the 1972 incident in Baton Rouge must have been incredibly difficult f... ...Read More
05/17/2023
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